https://youtu.be/l0PxhrDkKzI Click here If you want to complete the practice exam question walk through yourself, the link above will allow you to make a copy of the document used in the video, or you can use file>make a copy from the embedded file above..The HSC PDHPE 2012 exam, Question 23 asks "How is epidemiology used to [...]
This sample answer is a response to question 27 from the 2014 HSC PDHPE exam "Compare the two anaerobic energy systems." worth 5 marks. The answer is provided by Melissa. As always, I encourage you to read through this answer and compare it to the sample answer provided by NESA along with the marking criteria (here and [...]
Reading sample answers can be a great benefit for any student preparing for HSC PDHPE exams. Sample answers are written by examination committees and are used by markers to help guide their marking and to provide an example response. These sample answers can become a great tool as you prepare for PDHPE exams (see here). [...]
Muhammad Ali is still the best boxer of all time, displaying beautiful characteristics of a skilled performer. Though Ali is well known for his quotes: Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee I am the greatest! He remains the only 3 time lineal world heavy weight champion and performed is some of the best [...]
Sandor Earl is a great example to use in examining the ethical considerations for return to play and the pressures on athletes to return quickly. In 2013 Sandor Earl was charged with the use of an illegal substance and trafficking that substance. Sandor Earl speaks out in his interview on the Footy Show giving us [...]
Gymnastics is a great sport to be used as an example in HSC PDHPE. Gymnastics requires excellent psychological strategies, superior muscular strength, flexibility and balance along with excellent planning and focused training. Gymnastics is also full of injuries and rehabilitation. Training Gymnastics requires long term focused periodisation training that is sectioned into its various phases [...]
One of the key things in Sports Medicine is to provide examples in your answers. Hard tissue injuries are one type of injury and an example from this year could easily be Ben Ross, who broke his arm during an arm wrestle with Wendell Sailor. This injury is classified as an indirect hard tissue injury, [...]
Recently I sat through a great workshop on metabolism (energy systems connection with source of fuel) at the PDHPETA Conference. Though this does not sound like it is connected with the HSC PDHPE syllabus, there were some great points made, I thought I should share with you. Metabolism refers to the energy burnt by your [...]
On Sunday we witnessed a great example of psychological strategies being used during a high pressure moment in the NRL Grand Final between Cowboys and Broncos. After the last try from the Cowboys, scored after the final hooter, Jonathan Thurston took about 5 minutes to set himself before taking the all important kick from the [...]
The use of painkillers in sport is very common, but a highly debated ethical issue. Last Friday night I watched as Justin Hodges fell awkwardly in a tackle. Hodges then struggled to continue playing as he has injured his lower back. He then went off the field to the dressing room where he was given a [...]